My Life-Saver

I'm pretty sure I sat by an angel on the airplane.  His name was Edward.  As I cried my way down the aisle to my seat, I must not have been able to see well because I ended up sitting in the wrong seat.  As soon as my seat mate looked up, he asked me if I was okay and against the evidence pasted on my face, I said yes.  When I sat down, he asked again, are you sure you're okay?  Finally I obliged and told him about my Peace Corps journey and that I had never been away from home before.  He told me a short story of when his son moved away and after a few short words of wisdom, he offered me a lifesaver "to brighten my day."  I laughed a bit and although the small candy didn't save my life, it did brighten my mood.  He was such a nice man.  He proceeded to talk with me throughout the flight and he had to have taken out a million snacks and offered me a few.  I kept saying no until finally he just poured a bit of trail mix onto a napkin for me and said, "you've got to eat something." I am grateful he did that because I hadn't eaten anything all day and after eating some of the mix, I did realize how hungry I actually was.

All in all, it amazes me how a complete stranger can care so much.  Either that, or he really was an angel.  It seems as if God has already placed a hedge of protection around me.  Things have been working out so perfectly.  I have the armor of the Lord all over me and I am grateful for the smooth-sailing nature of the past few days.  This experience just couldn't get any better!

Love and Peace Corps,
Dametreea